The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-24
BOARDING THE LION.
THOUGH VERY WEAK O'BRIEN
BRAVES THE WORST.

Bound to Help His Country-Trouble
Expected at Hamilton but His Body
Guard of Reporters are at Hand--Af-
ter Speaking in Montreal He Returns
to Boston,
NIAGARA FALL, N. Y, May 23.-Mr,
O'Brien did not leave his bed to-day until II
o'clock, and then he was so weak as to be
almost unable to stand. He had to be as
sisted in dressing The doctor says he is
unfit to travel, but he was determined and
left by the 1850 train, which arrives in
Hamilton at O'Clock this afternoon. The
meeting will not be held during the day,
but will take place at night. Hamilton is
only forty miles from Toronto and trouble
is apprehended The Nationalists will be
organized and will have plenty of outside
aid.
BETTER PROTECTION HEREAFTER.
Mr.. O'Brien approves the proposition that
there should be better protection.
Mr.. O'Brien does not expect to do
much talking himself at Hamilton,
as he is still suffering from the blow
received at Kingston. He expects to speak
at Montreal Wednesday, and go to Boston
from there. From Boston he will return to
New York.
THOUSANDS GREET HIM.
HAMILTON, ONT, May "A, 2 A. MIR.
O'Bren met with a reception here that
threw into the shade everything that had
heretofore occurred to him. When he
stepped from the train he found the street
packed so solidly with men to greet him
that it was impossible for long time for
his party to leave the station.
Finally the passageway was opened, and
he proceeded to the hotel. There he wns be-
seiged, and a speech was clamored for, but
Mr. O'Brien excused himself, saying he had
but little strength. The meeting was held
at o'clock. About the hotel large
crowd had gathered, only few
of whom were -O'Brienites, judging by
the scattered kissing and groaning amid the
capable of holding 2,0O0 was filed. James
O'Brien, President of the National
League, presided Cornelius Dono-
van read an address of welcome.
In reply, Mr.. O'Brien made one of the
most eloquent speeches of his series, and
probably the most severe. Incidentally he
gave some attention to the municipal ali-
bride then spoke. George Collins an
Englishman, who addressed the meeting, as
tonished the audience by the bitterness of
his attack upon Lord Lansdowne.
Frederick Walters, President of
the Iron Molders' Union; j. H. Racey and E.
w. Williams, ssall Englishmen, and W.
| Berry, an Orangeman, made speeches, after
which a resolution condemning Lord Lans-
| downe was passed. There would have been
] probably riot tonight but for
| the arrangement made by the Chief of
| Police A crowd of several hundred col
| lected opposite the rink, just as was the
case at Kingston while the meeting was
| going on. They were Orangemen, but the
| Chief of Police drove them away. All was
well up to this time, but the worst was to
| come.
| A STRUGGLE IMPENDING.
Some person persuaded Mr.. OBrien to
| leave the hall by the rear door to McNabb
| street The carriage was in waiting there
and O'Brien, Kilbride and two members of
| the local league entered it and drove rapidly
away. But crowd was lurking in the
street which at once began
| Kissing, shouting and groaning
While the crowd followed the carriage shot
was fired, and the driver of the carriage
dropped the reins with cry that he was
hit. Eight other shots were fired and some
| of the bullets whstled through the carriage,
| but without doing any harm. The drivers
companion took the reins and whipped up
the horses and quickly reached the hotel
door.
PISTOL SHOTS AND EGGS.
Here another crowd was assembled, and
an effort was made to open the carriage
door. Mr.. Mcmahon, one of Mr.. O'Briens
companions, drew a revolver and kept the
crowd at bay until Mr.. O'Bricn and friends
entered the hotel As the party stepped in
the hotel volley Of rotten eggs was hurled
| at them Chief McKinnon and his men
now rushed up, but all was over No
arrests were made. The men who stood
opposite the hotel and pelted them with rot
ton eggs were natives OF Hamilton. 1t is
thought that the men who fired the shots
were from Toronto. Mr.. O'Brien returns to
Niagara Tuesday, where he will take a rest
and proceed thence to Montreal TO attend am
| a;,.